March 10, 2021
Tech and Our Lives
At the end of 2020 The Wall Street Journal had a feature article, co-authored by their four technology and related columnists, titled, “The Tech That…
March 3, 2021
It’s Bad, but Not All is Bad
Covid has been wicked to a lot of people. It’s been a business boom for some. It’s changed everybody’s life in some way. And we’ve…
March 3, 2021
An NFL PR Machine
Don’t you wish you could have a PR machine like Russell Wilson? For the last couple of weeks he’s been a regular story in the…
February 10, 2021
Happiness, Dogs, and Culture
Let’s start 2021 on a happy note. On January 2 in the Wall Street Journal there was a column by Susan Pinker titled, “Dogs Really Do Make…
February 3, 2021
Dependents Save on Taxes; Dependencies Reduce Value
Here’s an exchange I recently had with a supposedly seasoned businessperson, growth consultant, and business broker: Me: “There are a couple issues with this business, one in…
January 27, 2021
Knowing Your Customers
The recent meeting of Seattle U Family Business Exchange (companies with multiple generations in the business) two of the presenters showed there are multiple ways…
January 20, 2021
Hangout with Smart People
I was watching some football over the weekend and some post-game interviews. One question to a quarterback was about why a certain player has made…
January 13, 2021
It’s Yours – Think Long Term
I recently got a newsletter from my friend Lisa Nirell with Energize Growth. She works primarily with middle market CMOs. The newsletter shared the following:…
December 23, 2020
Lingering On
I’m writing this on November 16. The headlines and stories over the last two days are filled with President Trump tweeting, “I concede NOTHING,” how…